The Supreme
Court of Belarus considered today an appeal of Aliaksandr Hrunou, resident of
Hrodna sentenced to death over the brutal murder of a student. The final
verdict will be pronounced on October 22.

Aliaksandr
Hrunou, 25, murdered his acquaintance Natallia Emialianchykava at midnight on September
20, 2012. At trial, he explained that some time before she had insulted him in
the company of friends and did not apologize for that. This was the cause of his
aggression. As a result, he stabbed the victim 102 times.

On June 14,
a decision of the Homel Regional Court sentenced Aliaksandr Hrunou to death. In
court, the defendant fully admitted his guilt and asked for forgiveness from
the dead girl’s mother.